Herpes simplex virus — Herpesvirus Her pes*vir us, n. (Med.) any of several dozen DNA containing virus of the family {Herpetoviridae}, including among them such human disease causing agents as {Herpes simplex virus} causing oral and genital {herpes}, {varicella zoster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Herpes simplex virus — This article is about the virus. For information about the disease caused by the virus, see Herpes simplex. Herpes simplex virus TEM micrograph of a herpes simplex virus … Wikipedia